Gay Travel Writing in the Middle East

Frequent NLGJA convention speaker Michael Luongo has begun a six-week book tour of the Middle East promoting his book Gay Travels in the Middle East. Here’s his first report, from Huffintgton Post, on his visit to the Beirut Book Fair. Soon others came to congratulate me for the Arabic version of the book. One was [...]

Havana Rights

I will admit up front that I will be among the first in line to visit Cuba once the U.S. government eases travel restrictions to the island.  Ever since I saw the movie–and, okay, read the book–Before Night Falls by Reinaldo Arenas, I’ve wanted to visit the country that most Americans are forbidden from visiting. [...]

When a gay travel story becomes breaking news

Mobile and beyond: Surprising Alabama http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=4070 In the Bay Area Reporter‘s July 16 edition ran a travel story about Mobile, Alabama, its gay scene and its friendly surrounding towns by Ed Walsh. Mobile: New Orleans light, in a good way Many of the more than 30,000 tourists who trek up to Monroeville each year start [...]